"BFO" meaning in English

See BFO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} BFO
  1. Initialism of Basic Formal Ontology Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Basic Formal Ontology
    Sense id: en-BFO-en-name-rZdnNFjy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 3 6 33 28 8
  2. Initialism of Budapest Festival Orchestra Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Budapest Festival Orchestra
    Sense id: en-BFO-en-name-3Z9~L8yD
  3. Initialism of Black Forest Observatory Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Black Forest Observatory
    Sense id: en-BFO-en-name-o8p55z9E

Noun

Forms: BFOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} BFO (countable and uncountable, plural BFOs)
  1. Initialism of beat frequency oscillator Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: beat frequency oscillator
    Sense id: en-BFO-en-noun-wYkHuPBQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 3 6 33 28 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 3 8 34 26 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 2 7 34 26 8
  2. Initialism of bunker fuel oil Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: bunker fuel oil
    Sense id: en-BFO-en-noun-KYC4CH3m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 3 6 33 28 8
  3. Initialism of boron monofluoride monoxide Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: boron monofluoride monoxide
    Sense id: en-BFO-en-noun-SBiHups7

Inflected forms

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